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   Albert Horton Foote Jr. (March 14, 1916 – March 4, 2009) was an American playwright and screenwriter. He received Academy Awards for his screenplays for the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird, which was adapted from the 1960 novel of the same name by Harper Lee, [1] and his original screenplay for the film Tender Mercies (1983).

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   Apr 30, 2024 · Horton Foote (born March 14, 1916, Wharton, Texas, U.S.—died March 4, 2009, Hartford, Connecticut) was an American playwright and screenwriter who evoked American life in beautifully observed minimal stories and was perhaps best known for his adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird. Foote studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse in California and ...

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   Horton Foote. Writer: To Kill a Mockingbird. Horton Foote, the Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist and Oscar-winning screenwriter, was born on March 14, 1916, in Wharton, Texas. He says at the age of ten, he had a "calling" to become an actor, and when he was 16 he convinced his parents to allow him to go to acting school. With their blessing he went to Pasadena, California, where he studied ...

   • Birth Date: March 14, 1916

   • Death Date: March 4, 2009

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5. www.nytimes.com › 2009/03/05 › theaterHorton Foote, Playwright and Screenwriter Who Chronicled ...

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   Mar 5, 2009 · Albert Horton Foote Jr., one of three sons of Albert Horton Foote and the former Hallie Brooks, was born March 14, 1916, in Wharton, Tex., a town about 40 miles southwest of Houston. His father ...

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   Horton Foote. Writer: To Kill a Mockingbird. Horton Foote, the Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist and Oscar-winning screenwriter, was born on March 14, 1916, in Wharton, Texas. He says at the age of ten, he had a "calling" to become an actor, and when he was 16 he convinced his parents to allow him to go to acting school.

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   • Birth Place: Wharton, Texas, USA

   • Death Date: January 1, 1
   • Death Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA

7. www.pbs.org › newshour › artsWriter Horton Foote Dies at Age 92 | PBS NewsHour

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   Mar 5, 2009 · Horton Foote, who captured the dignity, depth of character and frequent hardship of American life for the stage and screen, died Wednesday in Hartford, Conn., at the age of 92.

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   Who is Horton Foote?

   • Horton Foote: America's Storyteller. New York: Free Press. ISBN 9781416566403. Haynes, Robert W. (2010). The Major Plays of Horton Foote: The Trip to Bountiful, The Young Man from Atlanta, and The Orphans' Home Cycle. Lewiston, New York: The Edwin Mellen Press. Castleberry, Marion. 2014. Blessed Assurance: The Life and Art of Horton Foote.

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   Why was Horton Foote so successful?

   • Horton Foote's success can be attributed to his honest examination of the human condition, and why some people survive tragedies while others are destroyed. His central themes of the sense of belonging and longing for home have resonate with audiences for 60 years.

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   What is the Horton Foote Theatre?

   • The Fine Arts Building at the college located in Wharton, Texas, Wharton County Junior College, is named the Horton Foote Theatre. He was known to be a large supporter of the arts in his hometown of Wharton, Texas. A Horton Foote Scholarship is awarded at the school to one student per year who excels in theatre.

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   Did Horton Foote die in 'to kill a Mockingbird'?

   • "Horton Foote Dies; 'To Kill a Mockingbird' Screenwriter" The Washington Post, March 5, 2009 ^ a b Ehren, Christine. "ACT's Young Conservatory Premieres Two New Footes in San Francisco Jan. 17-27" platbill, January 17, 2002 ^ Oxman, Steven. "Reviews. Getting Frankie Married — and Afterwards Variety, April 8, 2002 ^ Ehren, Christine.

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9. www.hortonfooteprize.org › hortonAbout Horton Foote , The Horton Foote Prize

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   Horton Foote. Albert Horton Foote Jr. was born on March 14, 1916, in the town of Wharton, Texas. He was only a year old when his parents moved to a house that his maternal grandparents had built for them on a lot that was basically his grandparents’ back yard. Although he left home at 16 to pursue his dream of becoming an actor, and lived ...